This morning we had continental breakfasts included with our lodging. On the way to breakfast I noticed this plug dangling from a parked car.
Outside the hotel rooms were conveniently located plugs, and there were plugs on the outside of stores and businesses as well. I think that I don't ever want to winter in any location that has this handy setup!
Today was another day of driving through the forest of Labrador. We saw trees, trees and more trees. A few rivers and a couple of large lakes. There were many heath type places as well.
Initially we were traveling parallel to some large power lines but about 1/2 way through our journey they must have taken a turn that we didn't take.
Let's not forget to keep an eye out for moose. Lynn actually saw one today on a side road. A bear and maybe a coyote were also possibly spotted. They crossed the road quite a bit ahead of us so it was hard to be positive of the identification.
The first 100 km (62 miles) were paved and made for quick passage.
They were hard at work so that whenever anyone reading this blog decides to come up this way you will have more pavement than us.
Then there was about 200 miles of dirt road.
In all of our hundreds of miles of driving the Trans Labrador Highway this is the only sign I've seen about hunting/shooting.
The road was dry and this is a look out the back window at our dust trail. Susan's van is back there somewhere behind the dust I hope.
This route is called the Labrador Costal Drive because initially route 510 was just along the coast. It is only in recent years that it has been built all the way to Happy Valley.
Miles and miles more of dirt road to travel to get to the shore.
For the first 2/3rd of todays travels we met about a half a dozen vehicles. Once we got to the only road that intersects route 510 and we were closer to where some people actually live we met a vehicle every 10 or 15 minutes. Looking at this picture you can see one coming or is it a dirt devil?
We have been on Atlantic Standard Time here in Labrador. However, here on the coast of Labrador they use Newfoundland Time so we had to add another 1/2 hour. We are now 1 1/2 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
The time changed out in the middle of nowhere. We wouldn't have known when but they kindly had this sign posted.
We departed at about 8:30 this morning and arrived here in New Hope Simpson at 3:00 local time. The drive was 258 miles.
Brian has made arrangements with a nearby fisherman guide to go fishing for several hours. This is sure to be a highlight of his trip.
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